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Title
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Desi Theatre, Gadhe Ki Baraat (2025)
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Description
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Cast members of Gadhe Ki Baraat, a Hindi-language comedy featuring a large ensemble and incorporating dance and theatrical spectacle. Presented in November 2025, the production reflects Desi Theatre’s expansion into larger-scale staging with multiple performers and integrated performance elements.The narrative follows a potter who lives with his wife and earns a living transporting goods on his donkeys. After praying to be taken as a divine disciple and requesting entry into heaven, he offends celestial order and is transformed into a donkey. He can only regain human form by fulfilling an improbable condition: marrying a princess.Blending humor with elements of folklore and fantasy, the production exemplifies Desi Theatre’s approach to accessible, community-centered storytelling. The scale of the cast and staging highlights the group’s emphasis on collective participation and audience engagement within Silicon Valley’s South Asian theater landscape.
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Date
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2025
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Director
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Ajitesh Gupta
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Playwright
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Haribhai Wadgaonkar
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Location
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Historic Hoover Theatre, San Jose, California
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Production Location
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Desi Theatre Company
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Subject
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Desi Theatre Company
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Identifier
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DT5
